Some of you remember me making a custom grill for my s14 a while back if you don't here's the thread:
http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=343695

I've had a lot of people give me compliments about it at meets, school, and everywhere else and I have been asked numerous times to make more for their s14's lol

well I tried to reproduce them but I always ran into small fitment issues here and there where I had to start with a different approach to get each grill to be almost identical to each other. Today I had some time and I somehow just got the urge to start working on this again and actually made something that was pretty nice. I made two of them today, one which is going to remain a template but i actually painted the other one and mounted it on my car as a "test" grill to see how it holds up. I'm no experienced fabricator but I take pride in my work and I think I did a pretty good job with your basic hand tools.

OFF TO PAINT!

first coat of primer:

second coat of primer:

final coat of flat black:

I'm not a fan of the OEM 240sx grill and the JDM grill can be up to 150 bucks out the door (give or take) I like the "grill-less" look but I hate the fact that you can see the ugly bumper bolts and the sides of the headlights when taking off the OEM grill.

The OEM grill have little slits for air ventilation which is probably ok, but the area is definitely opened up taking off the grill so more air can enter.
Stock OEM: (JDM is the same except for a mesh style)

Finished product:


This new grill is actually a big different than the first one i made way back in that other thread. I had this grill angled down towards the bumper to reduce any gaps and the bend down the middle makes the sheet metal A LOT more sturdier. As of right now it is held on by the hood latch bolt alone but it is also held down by the hood itself. 3M double-sided tape would be the better approach to hold this thing down but I might leave that up to the customer's discretion...rest assured this thing is not going anywhere at high speeds as long as the hood is properly closed(you have bigger things to worry about if your hood is not closed while you're on the freeway lol)

So tell my what you think guys and if you're interested hit me up, I'm still gauging some interest

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Modified by spooled240 at 10:40 PM 9/21/2009

Want a custom grill for your kouki s14?

i didn't see in the txt the material.
it looks like galvanized something.

Make Me One And I Love You Long Time!

Srsly, How Much?

Haha looks great man, I like the look of your grill better than that of the JDM one, and I'm sure it provides more flow to the rad.

Blasphemy!!!!

Quote, originally posted by E7-S14 »

quick someone make a Zenki Template!! i didn't see in the txt the material. it looks like galvanized something.

lol zenki might be next but i'll need a zenki to work with

it is galvanized metal which was thorougly prepped and cleaned before paint. The paint went on nice but I'm gonna see how the paint holds up daily driving it for a while.

Quote, originally posted by Dittoz7 »

Grill-less Kouki Present! Make Me One And I Love You Long Time! Srsly, How Much?

ummmm I'm not entirely sure yet lol cuz I just made it today and I don't consider it done yet. I want to get a few more things like some metal edge protectors so the hood seal doesn't get all cut up.

I Want The First One.

You Don't Even Have To Paint, Just Send It Over Raw.

I Send The Monies, For Everything Material, Gas Money, Shipping, Ect.

I'd like to get $45 shipped for them LMK

Alright I set the price including shipping let me know if you guys want one and I'll make one for you =]

questions, comments, concerns just hit me up.

Don't Care If I Get A Month Later, LOL.

There Ya Go.

So it looks like it's officially done, I'm gonna see how everything holds up after a while of daily driving.

dittoz, the next one i make will be for you so you'll be the first one to get a grill lol.

frank, trade me your kouki hood and we got a deal

Quote, originally posted by spooled240 »

frank, trade me your kouki hood and we got a deal

Thats kool with me as long as you paint it WKO Pearl White

Quote, originally posted by Frank E Bones »

Thats kool with me as long as you paint it WKO Pearl White

seriously? I'll run down to the paint shop right now and have me mix me a batch and then have clear lamin-X over it to keep the rock chips off


Modified by spooled240 at 10:47 AM 9/23/2009

Kind of wonder what a Zenki would look like?

Quote, originally posted by Frank E Bones »

Wait, what are we trading again? Hoods? LOL. I doubt u would want my hood after you see it in person, theres no scratches on it but just some spots where the clearcoat is fading because of the sun. (Nothing some elbow grease and some polish cant get rid of) Besides I kinda like my hood, its the only thing that makes my car different from Dittoz. Modified by Frank E Bones at 11:09 AM 9/23/2009

i'm just messin w/ you lol i was thinking about trading my stock red hood for a VIS hood from k_c_b a while back but i decided to keep my hood

I think this maybe be something i'd like to make

since i dont have much money

Edit: ok she is gonna email it to me in a PDF form or something. There was one little tweak I needed to do but I cant remember what it was.

Modified by DMan II-40 at 2:51 PM 9/23/2009